An alternative view on disposables and harm reduction

[RAPTOREX]

They are and here are the only bird we see on country road roadsides that never get hit by cars or trucks. We see everything from magpies to parrots, every other bird hit. But never a crow, they are off of the road before you even get near them. Too clever.

Magpies, are part of the same family. But, as you say they seem to skirt with danger more than crows and Rooks. They’re bright enough, using and making tools. And one of the best mimics in the bird world, too.
Quick story:
Some years back we had a resident Magpie. It wasn’t habituated, or anything like that, it was just always around.
Anywho. We bought a Siberian Husky, as we were introducing it to our back garden, the Magpie decided to swoop over our heads. As it passed the dog jumped up and caught it, mid flight. Sadly the violence of the catch, killed the magpie. But what really peed me off is. Once the friggin dog had caught its prey. It hadn’t the faintest idea what to do with it. It just stood there looking between me and the dead bird , as if it expected me to help.
I thought at the time. Being intelligent, or more so than other animals, isn’t a free pass in the wild.
And if you look at the mess we’re making of this planet. It seems to be the general rule. The most intelligent, are often the most stupid too.

 

[zouzounaki]

it has also been demonstrated in studies that magpies and crows can recognise, and remember for years, individual human faces. not only that, they have a way of describing a human face to their peers such that the describee can then recognise that human in question in the future. without actually having been shown them in person by the original bird, but only having been given a description.

 

[RAPTOREX]

it has also been demonstrated in studies that magpies and crows can recognise, and remember for years, individual human faces. not only that, they have a way of describing a human face to their peers such that the describee can then recognise that human in question in the future. without actually having been shown them in person by the original bird, but only having been given a description.

They’re bright enough not to used disposables, too.

 

[vapervince]

If all the foregoing were not enough to convince the forum of the worthiness of the crow family, they also have something in common with vapers - shinyitis.